Top investors at Scale Stage
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Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to early-stage and growth companies across information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail sectors, emphasizing long-term partnerships and close collaboration with a limited number of portfolio companies throughout the lifecycle from idea or formation through scale, and assisting with product development, company building, and market expansion.
Made 327 investments at Scale Stage
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management is an investment firm established in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman that invests in both public and private markets worldwide. The firm emphasizes technology-enabled sectors and backs companies across the growth spectrum, employing public equity strategies (including long/short and growth) and private investments from early to late stages. Its global activity spans the United States and regions such as China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, reflecting a focus on high-quality, innovative companies in technology, internet, consumer, and financial services sectors.
Made 302 investments at Scale Stage
New Enterprise Associates
New Enterprise Associates is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on technology and healthcare companies across multiple stages, from seed to growth and public offerings, and aims to support entrepreneurs with more than capital by providing domain expertise, operational guidance, and assistance with product development and market expansion. NEA works with founders to navigate technical challenges and changing economic environments, leveraging a long track record of helping portfolio companies scale. Its investment scope spans software, consumer technology, medical devices, life sciences, healthcare information technology, energy technology, and related sectors, with a global footprint that includes activity in the United States, Asia, and Brazil. Beyond financing, NEA emphasizes long-term partnerships, sharing industry insights and resources with portfolio companies, and leveraging a network of venture partners, executives, and professionals to support growth and strategic initiatives. Since its founding, the firm has supported numerous portfolio companies through IPOs and acquisitions.
Made 277 investments at Scale Stage
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is an American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins. The firm backs incubation, seed, and early-stage ventures, with activity across digital technology, greentech, life sciences, and healthcare, and also participates in growth investments. Its portfolio spans notable technology companies and startups globally, and the firm emphasizes supporting founders beyond capital through strategic guidance, executive recruiting, and business-development introductions from inception to IPO and beyond. With a long history of venture activity, Kleiner Perkins has pursued investments across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including China, and has managed multiple funds to support early-stage and growth opportunities.
Made 220 investments at Scale Stage
General Catalyst
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 that supports companies from seed to growth stages. It invests across consumer, enterprise software, fintech, crypto, and health sectors, with a growing focus on applied artificial intelligence. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs scale, drawing on a broad network and experienced team to nurture portfolio companies. General Catalyst maintains multiple offices, including Cambridge, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, with additional locations in North America and Europe, reflecting a global approach to backing transformative technologies and business models.
Made 145 investments at Scale Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital across development stages from seed to late-stage growth and invests in software and technology companies across artificial intelligence, biotech and health, consumer technologies, cryptocurrency, fintech, enterprise software, infrastructure, and related sectors. Beyond funding, the firm offers operational support through a structured ecosystem of technical advisors, executive talent, and industry operators, and differentiates itself with strategic guidance, thought leadership, and programs to nurture talent. It maintains a global presence and supports portfolio companies with resources and networks to accelerate growth.
Made 138 investments at Scale Stage
Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 1961 and based in California, with offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, and an international presence in India and Israel. It invests across seed to growth stages in sectors including technology, enterprise software, data infrastructure, Internet and consumer, healthcare, financial services, and life sciences. The firm provides capital together with strategic guidance, operating expertise, and a broad network to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses. Norwest has backed hundreds of companies and maintains an active, collaborative approach to support growth, leadership development, talent, and go-to-market initiatives across its portfolio.
Made 167 investments at Scale Stage
Sapphire Ventures
Sapphire Ventures is a venture capital and growth equity firm focused on enterprise software and artificial intelligence. Based in Austin with investment teams in the San Francisco Bay Area and London, the firm backs post-product-market-fit companies and provides hands-on support to accelerate growth, including go-to-market, operations, and leadership development. It also acts as an operating partner, offering talent and customer introductions to portfolio companies. Sapphire pursues a long-term partnership with its founders, aiming to build Companies of Consequence and drive successful outcomes through exits and public listings. The firm maintains a global footprint and a history of helping portfolio companies scale and achieve market impact.
Made 149 investments at Scale Stage
Index Ventures
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, San Francisco, and Geneva that backs technology companies across sectors including software, fintech, healthcare, and consumer services. Founded in 1996, it provides capital and strategic guidance to both early-stage and growth-stage companies, working with entrepreneurial teams to assess business models, support scaling, and navigate multiple development phases. The firm leverages a global network to connect founders with industry relationships, investors, and market opportunities, offering due diligence, financing structuring, and ongoing advisory support to portfolio companies.
Made 137 investments at Scale Stage
Institutional Venture Partners
Institutional Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office in San Francisco, that specializes in late-stage and growth equity investments in technology companies across North America. With a multi-decade track record, IVP backs high-growth firms in enterprise software, internet services, fintech, digital media, cloud infrastructure, mobile, and cybersecurity, providing strategic guidance and capital to accelerate scaling, product development, and market expansion. The firm typically invests in growth rounds from about 10 million to 100 million, aiming to be a lead or value-added co-investor and often taking majority stakes. IVP leverages its experience from past portfolio successes to help portfolio companies reach market leadership and pursue public-market opportunities when appropriate.
Made 143 investments at Scale Stage
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that provides capital and strategic guidance to technology startups across stages. It invests in companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, climate tech, digital health, sustainability, and consumer technology, with emphasis on bold, innovative business models and science-driven approaches. The firm manages multiple funds and takes an active, long-term partnership stance, offering operational support and strategic advice to help build durable companies. Based in Menlo Park, California, Khosla Ventures seeks to back entrepreneurs solving complex problems in AI, energy, biotech, software, and related fields, often funding early-stage ventures as well as opportunities at later stages.
Made 109 investments at Scale Stage
GGV Capital
GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that restructured in 2024 into two brands: Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, and Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. The firm supports founders with resources and maintains a portfolio including notable technology and consumer companies such as Streamlit, HashiCorp, Grab, Affirm, Poshmark, Wish, and Airbnb.
Made 140 investments at Scale Stage
ICONIQ Capital
ICONIQ Capital is a global private investment firm and multi-family office based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Palo Alto and Singapore. Founded in 2011, it serves high-net-worth families and select organizations by offering financial advisory and family-office services alongside direct investments across asset classes. The firm concentrates on technology-driven opportunities, including enterprise software, fintech, information technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, analytics, e-commerce, and software as a service, and pursues growth in venture capital, growth equity, middle-market buyouts, and real estate. It operates an integrated ecosystem that supports portfolio companies from early growth toward IPO, leveraging its network of founders, operators and industry partners. The business manages substantial assets globally and emphasizes collaborative philanthropy and strategic partnerships to address complex challenges.
Made 110 investments at Scale Stage
Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital to seed through growth-stage companies across consumer, enterprise and life sciences technology. The firm emphasizes market-driven analysis and active support for portfolio companies. Notable investments include Uber, Rover, Poshmark, Tumblr, Betterment, Roku and Siri, spanning marketplaces, consumer services, SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity and life sciences technologies. The portfolio includes numerous public companies and acquisitions, and the firm manages about $5 billion in assets. Menlo Ventures continues to invest in new rounds across multiple funds.
Made 130 investments at Scale Stage
Meritech Capital Partners
Meritech Capital Partners is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1999 that specializes in late-stage technology investing. The firm focuses on software, communications, and networking, while also backing information and medical technology companies in North America. It emphasizes a founder-centric, relationship-driven approach, with direct partner involvement and a reputation built on founder references. Meritech has a track record of backing companies that reach significant milestones, including more than 60 IPOs across a portfolio of over 200 investments, with notable exposure to leaders across the tech ecosystem such as Meta, Roblox, Snowflake, Datadog, Salesforce, and Tableau. The firm aims to support companies redefining their markets through technology, maintaining a focused investment strategy and strong industry reputation.
Made 147 investments at Scale Stage
Spark Capital
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York. Founded in 2005, it backs early-stage and growth ventures across consumer, software, fintech, media, and related sectors. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric approach, aiming to support ambitious entrepreneurs with independent thinking and a collaborative partnership, rejecting rigid playbooks. It has backed notable consumer and technology companies such as Twitter, Discord, Niantic, Oculus, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Cruise, and Anthropic, among others.
Made 80 investments at Scale Stage
Redpoint Ventures
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Woodside, California. It invests in seed, early and growth-stage technology companies across internet, cloud, software, fintech, consumer, and infrastructure sectors, and provides capital and strategic support to founders. The firm maintains multiple funds and has a global footprint including Redpoint China Ventures with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, focusing on technology, media, telecom, consumer internet and enterprise software in China. Redpoint pursues lead or co-lead investments and seeks to back companies in the United States, Europe and other markets; it also publishes ecosystem content and insights for entrepreneurs. The firm has managed about 4 billion in committed capital across its funds.
Made 109 investments at Scale Stage
Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing across all stages in consumer and enterprise software, including applications, cloud/SaaS, data analytics, security, and related information technology sectors, with a focus on early and growth funding and occasional secondary investments. The firm typically takes an active role in its portfolio, often seeking board seats to support strategic guidance and operational help as founders progress from ideation to product-market fit and scale. Greylock maintains a multi-office footprint in the United States, including San Francisco, California and Wellesley, Massachusetts, and engages with founders globally to back companies that define new markets and transform technology-enabled industries.
Made 126 investments at Scale Stage
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures is a Boston-based technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm, founded in 1983. It invests in technology companies across sectors including application software, infrastructure software, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. The firm provides growth and early-stage capital and supports portfolio companies with expertise in talent acquisition, business development, marketing, and growth strategies, while maintaining a team‑oriented, thesis‑driven approach and a global reach.
Made 119 investments at Scale Stage
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that provides funding across all stages to science and technology companies pursuing transformative innovations. The firm backs startups addressing complex problems in areas such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, health, cybersecurity, data analytics, and software, and has supported notable portfolio companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb. Founders Fund emphasizes a founder-friendly approach that aims to offer substantial support with minimal interference, while potentially deploying capital globally as needed. The firm seeks to invest in companies with the potential to reshape industries and the future through advanced engineering, manufacturing, and information technology.
Made 75 investments at Scale Stage
DST Global
DST Global is a venture capital firm with a global presence that provides capital to late-stage internet and technology companies, focusing on growth opportunities in private markets and deploying capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses. The firm engages with founders and management teams to support development ahead of liquidity events, conducts due diligence, and structures investments for institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands, it maintains offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong; its portfolio spans information technology, mobile, internet of things, and e-commerce sectors.
Made 88 investments at Scale Stage
Technology Crossover Ventures
Technology Crossover Ventures is a private equity and growth-capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1995, that provides capital to growth-stage technology companies across private and public markets. It makes equity investments across sectors such as consumer services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, big data, cybersecurity, e-commerce, infrastructure, and wellness, often taking minority or majority stakes and sometimes board seats. The firm supports portfolio companies with data-driven insights, sector expertise, access to talent, and connections with category leaders. It has invested over $17 billion in more than 350 technology companies, with more than 145 public offerings and strategic acquisitions to date, and is registered as an investment adviser.
Made 106 investments at Scale Stage
Notable Capital
Notable Capital is a United States-based venture capital firm that invests in early- to growth-stage startups, with a focus on cloud infrastructure as well as business and consumer applications. The firm operates across the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America, seeking go-global opportunities for portfolio companies. Notable Capital emphasizes partnering with founders through multiple funding rounds and fostering long-term, collaborative relationships to support scalable growth. Its portfolio includes Affirm, Airbnb, Block, Brightwheel, Drata, Handshake, HashiCorp, Ibotta, Orca Security, Quince, Slack, Slice, StockX, Stori, Vercel, Zendesk, and others.
Made 103 investments at Scale Stage
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that broadens access to venture and private market investments for accredited investors, including alumni networks, by enabling co-investment alongside leading VC firms. It offers investment funds, investing clubs, portfolio opportunities, and educational resources through its AV Academy, and provides support to startup founders. The firm emphasizes transparency with access to due diligence materials and live discussions, and seeks to build a diversified portfolio through collaborative investing. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, it operates with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London and Tokyo to reach a broad investor base.
Made 44 investments at Scale Stage
Scale Venture Partners
Scale Venture Partners is a Foster City, California-based early-stage technology investor focused on artificial intelligence, fintech, cloud infrastructure, productivity software, software-as-a-service, security and related verticals. It provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, including go-to-market guidance, executive resources, and a scaling platform that helps startups accelerate growth and establish repeatable, market-led trajectories. The firm combines operational expertise with data-driven insights to help founders move from initial traction to scalable operations and long-term leadership.
Made 83 investments at Scale Stage
Global Brain
Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, founded in 1998, focused on technology investments and active hands-on support for portfolio companies. It backs startups across the globe in sectors including artificial intelligence, cloud software, cybersecurity, blockchain, adtech, agritech, foodtech, climate technology, and commerce, and engages in open innovation and corporate venture activities with large companies. The firm runs the GB Xlimit accelerator for pre-Series A startups and manages flagship funds and corporate VC programs, emphasizing collaboration with ecosystems to accelerate growth. With assets under management exceeding 2.7 billion and a portfolio of 1,300+ companies, Global Brain has facilitated numerous exits and value creation through its hands-on approach and global reach.
Made 36 investments at Scale Stage
OrbiMed
OrbiMed is a global healthcare-focused investment firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in New York, with offices worldwide. It invests across the healthcare spectrum, including biopharmaceuticals, life sciences tools, diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health, pursuing opportunities through private equity, venture capital, and public equity strategies. The firm backs companies at multiple stages—from startups to mature multinationals—and provides capital across the investment lifecycle, including non-dilutive financing such as royalty-based instruments and other structured debt solutions. OrbiMed emphasizes accelerating medical innovation and improving patient outcomes by combining capital with specialized expertise and a global team, supporting the development and commercialization of new therapies, devices, and health IT systems.
Made 84 investments at Scale Stage
Lux Capital
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City and Silicon Valley that backs science-driven startups in sectors such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced materials, space, energy, biochemistry, electronics, infrastructure, and aerospace. The firm invests across seed, early-stage, and growth rounds and takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs translate scientific research into scalable businesses, providing capital alongside strategic input on product development and long-term positioning. Its team evaluates opportunities on the strength of underlying science, potential industry impact, and feasibility over extended horizons, and has a track record of building more than 20 portfolio companies from scratch, aiming to connect portfolio companies with deep insight and industry leadership.
Made 43 investments at Scale Stage
Venrock
Venrock is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on technology and healthcare, investing in seed and early-stage companies as well as growth opportunities, and has backed influential firms such as Apple Computer, Intel, Illumina, Nest, and SlideShare. The firm supports portfolio companies across information technology, life sciences, software, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, pursuing disruptive innovations and long-term growth through partnerships with entrepreneurs to build enduring companies.
Made 105 investments at Scale Stage
Ribbit Capital
Ribbit Capital is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates its investments in financial services and financial technology. The firm backs early-stage startups that build infrastructure, platforms, or tools designed to transform how financial services are delivered and accessed, with activity across lending, payments, banking, insurance, and digital assets. It pursues global opportunities at the intersection of information technology and finance, seeking disruptive business models and technology-enabled solutions that modernize the industry.
Made 43 investments at Scale Stage
Adams Street Partners
Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment management firm with more than five decades of experience. Independently owned by employees, it manages approximately $70 billion in assets and offers investment solutions across private markets, including private equity, private debt, co-investments, growth equity, primary investments, and private credit, for institutional investors and financial advisors. Based in Chicago, the firm emphasizes alignment of interests through employee ownership, transparent operations, and a client-focused approach to understanding objectives and delivering tailored strategies. It leverages global resources and market insights to navigate venture capital and buyout opportunities, providing world-class service and a disciplined investment approach.
Made 66 investments at Scale Stage
Threshold Ventures
Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in seed, start-up, and early-growth technology companies across sectors including software, consumer, enterprise, fintech, and healthcare. The firm emphasizes high-conviction partnerships with founders, providing strategic guidance, operational input, and access to networks to support product development, market positioning, hiring, and go-to-market planning. It seeks to lead early rounds and typically takes board seats in its portfolio companies. Based in Menlo Park, California, with activity across the United States and select international markets, Threshold focuses on category-defining opportunities and collaborates with entrepreneurs at critical inflection points to accelerate scalable growth.
Made 119 investments at Scale Stage
Greenspring Associates
Greenspring Associates is a United States-based fund-of-funds investment firm, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland. It provides financial and investment advisory services and manages commingled funds and customized partnerships for a global client base, including institutions and individuals across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. The firm focuses on venture capital, investing in established and emerging fund managers as well as secondary venture capital investments, and it supports opportunities across early and growth stages of venture-backed companies. In 2021, Greenspring Associates was acquired by StepStone Group.
Made 74 investments at Scale Stage
RA Capital Management
RA Capital Management is an asset management and venture capital firm based in Boston that pursues evidence-based investing in healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health. The firm allocates capital across private and public markets, from seed rounds to late-stage financings, to support companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, services, and research tools. It operates an in-house research engine, TechAtlas, and maintains a healthcare incubator, Raven, to help entrepreneurs build biomedical ventures. RA Capital emphasizes data-driven decision making, co-investment with partners, and often takes board seats to guide portfolio companies through development and commercialization, aiming to improve patient outcomes while building value for management teams and investors.
Made 40 investments at Scale Stage
FJ Labs
FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It specializes in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, making seed to Series A investments with typical checks ranging from 50,000 to 5,000,000. The firm backs founders pursuing network effects and scalable models across consumer internet, e-commerce, fintech, and related sectors, aiming to support transformative growth. Its portfolio includes companies such as Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest, reflecting a broad approach to marketplaces and consumer ventures. FJ Labs emphasizes passion, execution, and tenacity in founders and actively seeks new opportunities to back impactful businesses.
Made 42 investments at Scale Stage
Felicis Ventures
Felicis Ventures is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2006 that targets seed-to-series C investments in technology companies. The firm focuses on early-stage opportunities across sectors including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, defense, global resilience and energy, health and bio, and consumer internet. Felicis backs founders with more than capital, providing resources such as mentoring, executive coaching and strategic guidance to accelerate growth. It emphasizes fast deal execution from initial discussions to term sheets and has backed a broad portfolio of startups worldwide.
Made 32 investments at Scale Stage
CRV
CRV is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1970 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California. The firm pursues seed to Series B investments in technology, consumer products and services, and healthcare across North America, taking a value-added, hands-on approach to help portfolio companies grow from inception to market leadership. CRV emphasizes deep collaboration with founders, guiding strategy, execution, and intellectual property protection to build category-leading companies in high-growth technology, media, and related sectors.
Made 60 investments at Scale Stage
Legend Capital
Legend Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm, the venture arm of Legend Holdings, established in 2001 to back high-growth ventures with a focus on China and markets related to China. It manages multiple investment funds and emphasizes early-stage information technology opportunities as well as mid-market growth in sectors including network applications and services, outsourcing and professional services, and infrastructure. The firm also supports consumer, clean technologies, healthcare, equipment manufacturing, and modern services companies expanding in China, providing portfolio companies with strategic resources, market access, and branding support to create value and improve returns. Legend Capital maintains an active, China-focused investment approach and works closely with ambitious entrepreneurs to advance technology-driven businesses.
Made 28 investments at Scale Stage
Greenoaks Capital Partners
Greenoaks Capital Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on technology companies globally. It pursues direct investments in mid- to late-stage ventures and growth capital, and also engages in fund-of-funds investments, aiming to back exceptional leaders early and build enduring partnerships with teams that can grow over decades.
Made 46 investments at Scale Stage
U.S. Venture Partners
U.S. Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1981. It specializes in early-stage investments in information technology and healthcare, including enterprise software, IT security, consumer internet, mobile, e-commerce, and IT-enabled healthcare services. The firm backs entrepreneurs across the United States and Israel, aiming to turn ideas into world-changing companies and to create economic value and jobs over its multi-decade history. The team comprises former entrepreneurs, technologists, corporate executives, financial professionals, and industry experts who work with portfolio companies to scale growth in software, healthcare, and related sectors.
Made 88 investments at Scale Stage
M12
M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture capital arm, founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It invests in early- and growth-stage technology companies with focus areas including AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical software-as-a-service, Web3 and gaming, and deep tech. The firm backs seed through B-stage rounds and Series A to C, aiming to accelerate technology innovation by linking portfolio companies with Microsoft’s ecosystem. It offers strategic value through access to customers, technology resources, and potential collaborations, and operates in North America and Israel. Since inception, M12 has backed numerous startups and runs accelerator programs to support later-stage growth, reflecting its approach of aligning with Microsoft to drive scale for its investees.
Made 46 investments at Scale Stage
Mayfield
Mayfield Fund is a veteran venture capital firm founded in 1969 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It backs technology companies from early stages through growth, providing long-term capital and strategic guidance to founders to help with product strategy, scaling operations, and market expansion. The firm focuses on information technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, enterprise software, consumer technology, semiconductors, communications and data infrastructure, and seeks opportunities across global markets. With a track record spanning hundreds of portfolio companies and notable IPOs and mergers, Mayfield partners with entrepreneurs to support innovative technology and business models from concept through development.
Made 72 investments at Scale Stage
Georgian Partners
Georgian Partners is a Toronto-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 that backs expansion- and later-stage B2B software companies, with an emphasis on information-intensive software, data aggregation, analytics, and AI. The firm provides capital and operational support, leveraging a team of seasoned operators to assist portfolio companies in achieving growth and scale. It operates an in-house AI Lab staffed with machine learning engineers and scientists who collaborate directly with portfolio companies on production AI deployment, facilitating faster innovation. Georgian Partners focuses on North American opportunities, pursuing long-term partnerships and ongoing support from growth to exit, and aims to help CEOs and teams build trustworthy data-enabled software businesses.
Made 40 investments at Scale Stage
IDG Capital
IDG Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm with a 30-year track record, headquartered in Hong Kong and active across Asia and beyond. The firm invests across stages, including venture, growth, buyouts, and private equity, and focuses on sectors such as consumer, technology, healthcare, finance, and related fields. It builds value through a wide international network, hands-on support for portfolio companies, and strategic partnerships that enable geographic expansion, product development, and scale. IDG Capital emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and management teams, leveraging experience in mergers and acquisitions, secondary markets, and public investments to support companies throughout their lifecycle. The firm operates across multiple markets with a diverse portfolio and a history of notable exits, reflecting its global reach and emphasis on sustainable growth.
Made 60 investments at Scale Stage
Kinnevik
Kinnevik is an investment company based in Sweden focused on digital consumer businesses and technology-enabled growth companies. It partners with founders and management to build, invest in, and lead fast-growing businesses across developed and emerging markets, including areas such as healthcare, software, and climate. Founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor, and von Horn families, it acts as an active owner providing patient capital from its own balance sheet and pursues long-term value through governance and sustainable practices, aiming to deliver shareholder value while contributing positively to society.
Made 31 investments at Scale Stage
Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, founded in 1995. It backs early-stage startups across sectors including enterprise software, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer technology, and digital energy, aiming to support founders from the idea stage through growth. The firm typically assumes an active partnership role, often as lead investor, and has a history of helping portfolio companies scale to significant impact, with notable investments that have progressed to IPOs or major commercial deployments.
Made 84 investments at Scale Stage
Sutter Hill Ventures
Founded in 1962 and based in Palo Alto, California, Sutter Hill Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early‑stage technology and life sciences companies across the United States. The firm seeks opportunities in computer technology, software, telecommunications, consumer products, and related sectors, and emphasizes building value through hands‑on support. Sutter Hill maintains a selective portfolio and leverages operating executives, industry networks, and practical experience to help portfolio companies develop business strategies, form management teams, and pursue partnerships. It provides mentorship and strategic guidance from its venture and operating backgrounds, and aligns incentives by investing personal capital alongside limited partners’ commitments. The firm’s approach centers on long‑term partnerships with founders, offering direct involvement and rapid response to proposals and portfolio needs to accelerate growth and execution.
Made 67 investments at Scale Stage
DAG Ventures
DAG Ventures is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that invests in technology companies across a broad range of sectors, including business products and services, consumer products and services, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, life sciences, mobile, infrastructure, and the internet of things. It operates as a registered investment adviser and emphasizes a service-oriented approach, aiming for speed, consistency, and simplicity while providing focused support to portfolio companies. Notable investments include Wixpress, Chegg, WeWork, Brighter, and Cloudera.
Made 90 investments at Scale Stage
Greycroft
Greycroft is a venture capital firm focusing on technology startups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft leverages a broad media and technology network to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. The firm manages over $1 billion in capital and has made more than 200 investments across sectors such as consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software. Notable investments include Acorns, Venmo, Shipt, Huffington Post, and Scopely. Greycroft emphasizes close collaboration with founders to support growth through the early stages and scale of companies.
Made 39 investments at Scale Stage
Bossa Invest
Bossa Invest is a São Paulo-based venture capital investment firm that focuses on software as a service opportunities and provides asset management services to clients. It analyzes market trends to guide investment decisions and serves clients across sectors including finance, technology, and real estate. The firm supports startups with capital, mentorship, and access to a wide ecosystem of investors and strategic partners, and it engages in corporate venture activities that link startups with corporate partners. Headquartered in São Paulo, it is described as a leading Latin American VC with a broad portfolio and ecosystem, having invested in more than 1,500 startups and supported over 100 exits, reflecting an active role in scaling early-stage companies across the region.
Made 33 investments at Scale Stage